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what did john boehner say yesterday? was he signaling a deal, was he opening the door or is the door still slammed shut for these two parties to reach an agreement before year end? >> after having watched the white house and republicans in congress bludgeon each other to death for the last two years on the deficit, yesterday the whous said they wanted to work with the republicans, they didn't draw a line in the sand. and speaker boehner had much the same thing to say. he said he wants on to get a deal. i think both the white house and republicans are looking for a way out of this at this point and they can't cave immediately. there will probably be points where it look tsz like the wheels have come off, but i think the initial rhetoric was all positive. they're looking to reach out and cut some sort of deal and talks have already begun. >> you singled out two important phrases, one being new revenue and the other being reform. again, do these signal the gop is moving towards some sort of agreement with obama and what are
what did john boehner say yesterday? was he signaling a deal, was he opening the door or is the door still slammed shut for these two parties to reach an agreement before year end? >> after having watched the white house and republicans in congress bludgeon each other to death for the last two years on the deficit, yesterday the whous said they wanted to work with the republicans, they didn't draw a line in the sand. and speaker boehner had much the same thing to say. he said he wants on...
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i heard john boehner say that he was open to revenue. now, however defined that he was open to revenue. there were other voices more disside dissident. certainly i thought senator mcconnell unfortunately didn't sound the same, positive note that the others did but look, the president made very clear that he is prepared to sit down across the aisle. in fact started calling republican colleagues. i've been part of, for a year and a half a group of six, it's now a group of eight. we have been working steadily, and there are other groups working. i believe our colleagues if they're prepared to act, will have options to consider when they return. >> i'm just wondering and senator, do you think it's possible that we don't have to -- will the democrats agree not to get to 39.2, is there something else they'd accept, some other way of revenue raising where that top marginal rate doesn't go back, that seems to be something that, ever since the president compromised that first time, it's like it's been set in stone they could never compromise agai
i heard john boehner say that he was open to revenue. now, however defined that he was open to revenue. there were other voices more disside dissident. certainly i thought senator mcconnell unfortunately didn't sound the same, positive note that the others did but look, the president made very clear that he is prepared to sit down across the aisle. in fact started calling republican colleagues. i've been part of, for a year and a half a group of six, it's now a group of eight. we have been...
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do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because the voters have spoken. also the senate democrats picked up seats across the country. now they're one region. so they're clear about that. and the president's always going to be open to different ideas, but not change the goals. and the goal is not just an economic strategy based on austerity, but one that is pro-growth, pro-middle class, that allows job creation while you're bringing fiscal discipline to washington. it's not one or the other, it's both. and obviously john boehner is wanting to work with the president. he's already expressed some opening to go that. it's going to take a while to get th
do you think john boehner and you know john boehner, the speaker of the house, do you think he can do with this present what gingrich and clinton did back in the '90s after the president was re-elected? >> well, i do. i think it's essential that he also understand his own caucus and i think when the election is done, remember they were trying to defeat the president. that has failed. so it's incumbent upon them now to realize there's per i will avoiding the message of the voters because...
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he called house speaker john boehner yesterday. house leaders from both parties conceding tuesday's election was a call to compromise. >> there's an alternative to going over the fiscal cliff. by working together and creating a fairer, simpler, cleaner tax code, we can give our country a stronger, healthier economy. a stronger economy means more revenue, which is what the president seeks. >> this isn't something that i'm going to draw the lines in the sand, he's not going to draw any lines in the sand, i don't believe, and i think we need to work together. >> the ceo of a global asset management firm put the odds at 30 to 40% that the u.s. will fall off the fiscal cliff. let's hope he's wrong. >>> governor john hickenlooper of colorado says don't break out the cheetos or the goldfish, at least not yet, after voters passed a ballot measure legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. that's setting up a looming legal battle with the justice department. we have this statement from the dea. "the drug enforcement administration's enfo
he called house speaker john boehner yesterday. house leaders from both parties conceding tuesday's election was a call to compromise. >> there's an alternative to going over the fiscal cliff. by working together and creating a fairer, simpler, cleaner tax code, we can give our country a stronger, healthier economy. a stronger economy means more revenue, which is what the president seeks. >> this isn't something that i'm going to draw the lines in the sand, he's not going to draw...
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so john boehner is the most reasonable, responsible guy in washington, according to john boehner. do you agree with that? >> well, you know, it's a new day. and perhaps there's a new john boehner. you know, i'm optimistic, and i think that, you know, elections clarify things and so i think this shows a very positive willingness to make a deal perhaps. >> ana, do you agree with that? >> well, zoraida, let's remember what the house of representatives is like. so it's not a high threshold to be the most responsible person in washington. but i do, you know, i do think that john boehner is doing everything he can to signal he's willing to work to the. i think he received a message that the american people said that they want to see some cooperation. and i do think john boehner is a businessman, a business oriented person who understands the economy, and understands that solving the fiscal cliff would be an important part of not having the economy go off a cliff again. now the big question is, okay, so john boehner thinks he's the most responsible person in washington. will his republic
so john boehner is the most reasonable, responsible guy in washington, according to john boehner. do you agree with that? >> well, you know, it's a new day. and perhaps there's a new john boehner. you know, i'm optimistic, and i think that, you know, elections clarify things and so i think this shows a very positive willingness to make a deal perhaps. >> ana, do you agree with that? >> well, zoraida, let's remember what the house of representatives is like. so it's not a high...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner picked up where they left off in dualing public appearances where both sounded consillatory, but didn't seem to budge much. must add to the president's to do list one more thing. he needs a cia director after general david petraeus resigned admitting to an extramarital affair. joining me now is robert menendez, later chairman of the house homeland security committee. good morning, senator. it's good to see you. let me start out with the petraeus matter. do you believe that this is -- leaves a big hole in military or intelligence operations or can they carry on smoothly? >> well, mike morrell, the second in charge, i think, is an excellent individual, has the president's confidence and can carry on in the interim. i don't feel general petraeus was a tremendous asset at the cia. it's unfortunate. i respect his decision under the circumstances. in the interim i believe the agency continued to function under mr. morrell. >> what kind of holes will this leave? >> i have questions about the whole matter. first of all -- excuse me -- how something ab
president obama and house speaker john boehner picked up where they left off in dualing public appearances where both sounded consillatory, but didn't seem to budge much. must add to the president's to do list one more thing. he needs a cia director after general david petraeus resigned admitting to an extramarital affair. joining me now is robert menendez, later chairman of the house homeland security committee. good morning, senator. it's good to see you. let me start out with the petraeus...
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john boehner came out and spoke. i heard a lobbyist saying the american people don't have patience, we have to get this done right a way to a very senior democratic leader of the senate and that seems to be case. we'll talk about that and why the president so far has been silent on that issue. plus tonight wolf and kate ann stevens will receive an award for her brother the common ground award from the secretary of state. she also met with the president today a and his national security adviser. ann stevens will be our guest tonight in her first u.s. television interview. >> the sister of the slain u.s. ambassador libya. good idea. i'm looking forward to that. thanks, erin. thieves carry out a dramatic heist rolling up to a jewelry store inside a london mall. get this on motor bikes and it's all caught on tape. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. [ male announcer ] a europea
john boehner came out and spoke. i heard a lobbyist saying the american people don't have patience, we have to get this done right a way to a very senior democratic leader of the senate and that seems to be case. we'll talk about that and why the president so far has been silent on that issue. plus tonight wolf and kate ann stevens will receive an award for her brother the common ground award from the secretary of state. she also met with the president today a and his national security adviser....
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house speaker john boehner says he's ready to talk. >> talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable, responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> brianna keilar is at the white house. so, brianna, what do you expect president obama to say in this afternoon's remarks? >> reporter: carol, i think this is really going to be him sort of setting the scene and explaining to the american people what is at stake here, some of the things that christine outlined. we know that yesterday the cbo, congressional budget office put out a report saying that really the stakes here, that you could see the country sink into recession next year if we went off the fiscal cliff, that the unemployment rate could jump almost 2%. these are very serious things. this is post election. president obama's chance to kind of turn people's attention to this. and to urge congress to work together and to act. you heard him on tuesday night in chicago talking about the imp
house speaker john boehner says he's ready to talk. >> talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable, responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> brianna keilar is at the white house. so, brianna, what do you expect president obama to say in this afternoon's remarks? >> reporter: carol, i think this is really going to be him...
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that's what john boehner said we need to see. in reform you get more revenue, but not necessarily by taxing the people who could create the revenue and the jobs. >> austan, before he answers, i'm going to interrupt you. i'll let you answer on the other side. >> 350,000 jobless claims last week, drop from 8,000 claims from the week before and i'm going to go out on a limb and say hurricane sandy, this is the first number we've seen superstorm sandy mess up. we're going to start to see -- if you were hunkered down waiting for a hurricane you weren't necessarily going out to file first time unemployment benefits, were you? from here on out that's a good question for austan, too. we'll start to see a lot of noise in the economic reports as we try to figure out if the economy is healing because of sandy. >> first back to the tax reform question. can you answer that? >> therein lies the rub of the statement yesterday. if by raising revenue through tax reform meant let's go in and figure out how we broaden the base and get rid of deduct
that's what john boehner said we need to see. in reform you get more revenue, but not necessarily by taxing the people who could create the revenue and the jobs. >> austan, before he answers, i'm going to interrupt you. i'll let you answer on the other side. >> 350,000 jobless claims last week, drop from 8,000 claims from the week before and i'm going to go out on a limb and say hurricane sandy, this is the first number we've seen superstorm sandy mess up. we're going to start to...
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president obama and john boehner picked up where they left off in dueling public appearances where both sounded conciliatory but didn't seem to budge much. you must add to the president's to-do list one more thing. he needs a cia director after general david petraeus resigned, admitting to an extramarital affair. joining me now is new jersey democrat senator robert menendez. and in new york congressman peter king who is chairman of the house homeland security committee. good morning, senator. it's good to see you. let me start out with the petraeus matter. do you believe that this leaves a big hole in military intelligence operations or can they carry on smoothly? >> well, mike morell who is the second in charge is an excellent individual, has the president's confidence and can carry on in the interim. obviously, general petraeus was a tremendous asset at the cia. it's unfortunate. i respect his decision under the circumstances. and i'm sure the president will now seek out a new cia director. but in the interim i believe the kgs can continue to function under mr. morell. >> congressman
president obama and john boehner picked up where they left off in dueling public appearances where both sounded conciliatory but didn't seem to budge much. you must add to the president's to-do list one more thing. he needs a cia director after general david petraeus resigned, admitting to an extramarital affair. joining me now is new jersey democrat senator robert menendez. and in new york congressman peter king who is chairman of the house homeland security committee. good morning, senator....
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listen to what john boehner said about being reasonable. some rhetoric that's very con silltory. >> we talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> reporter: now the important thing that speaker boehner said, soledad, was that increased revenue would be on the table. so that's the thing to tell you that there may be some middle ground. of course, the devil is in the details. the idea here, though, is that if a framework could be worked on, you may see deductions close, tax credits go away. some deductions, some loopholes closed. and, you know, a lot of people -- even if they're in that top income bracket where they're supposed to be paying 35% or that's the maximum they would pay, some of them effectively are not paying that. they still could be paying more in tax dollars. that could create more revenue. yet the tax rate itself could not go up. com
listen to what john boehner said about being reasonable. some rhetoric that's very con silltory. >> we talk about all kinds of things we may disagree on. i'm the most reasonable responsible person here in washington. the president knows this. he knows that he and i can work together. now the election is over. now it's time to get to work. >> reporter: now the important thing that speaker boehner said, soledad, was that increased revenue would be on the table. so that's the thing to...
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. >> speaker john boehner, like wise, struck a tone and drawing a hard line saying everything is up for negotiation. >> clearly, the deficit is a drag on our economy. and we can't continue to spend money we don't have. i don't want to box myself in or anybody else in. i think it's important for us to come to an agreement for the president, but this is his opportunity to lead. >> the senate has already passed legislation that would raise taxes on those making more than $250,000 while preserving the bush tax cuts for the middle class. the latest now on tuesday's election. the president's margin of victory has now increased. he now has a 51% edge over romney in the national popular vote. that is up from a tie that we saw on election night. but down in florida, they are still counting the ballots. officials have until noon today to submit unofficial results to the secretary of state. cnn has yet to project a winner there, but with 97% of precincts reporting, president obama has a lead over romney. the romney campaign has conceded the race in florida. and for the first time since superstorm
. >> speaker john boehner, like wise, struck a tone and drawing a hard line saying everything is up for negotiation. >> clearly, the deficit is a drag on our economy. and we can't continue to spend money we don't have. i don't want to box myself in or anybody else in. i think it's important for us to come to an agreement for the president, but this is his opportunity to lead. >> the senate has already passed legislation that would raise taxes on those making more than $250,000...
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what did the white house make of john boehner saying that he haen the republicans, they're ready and willing for the president to take the lead, trying to head off the january tax increase plus the automatic military, the other spending cuts that the so-called fiscal cliff? >> reporter: look. everybody is expecting to head in to negotiations on this quickly. there's full plans here at white house for quick entrance to in to the discussions and the president has no plans, brooke, to give any kind of major speech, any kind of address on economic policy or on the fiscal cliff and their view that the president laid out his rigs for a grand bargain for the negotiations when they were talking about first the grand bargain back in the summer last year and then when congress was negotiating that super committee. but they're prepared to deal. you know? to create some sort of room for negotiation. one thing we know is that the white house said point-blank the president would veto any proposal to raise taxes or, sorry, that keeps the bush tax cuts for people making $25,000 or more. so that's so
what did the white house make of john boehner saying that he haen the republicans, they're ready and willing for the president to take the lead, trying to head off the january tax increase plus the automatic military, the other spending cuts that the so-called fiscal cliff? >> reporter: look. everybody is expecting to head in to negotiations on this quickly. there's full plans here at white house for quick entrance to in to the discussions and the president has no plans, brooke, to give...
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we saw the house speaker, john boehner. he says he is willing to accept new revenue, but not from higher tax rates on wealthy americans, so where is the compromise here. what is the offering? >> well, exactly. i mean, that's what we were standing what we are several months back. both sides say they want to find common ground and both of them remain dug in over this big issue of taxes. they should have to share the burden of bringing down the dead, and let's listen more of what speaker boehner had to say in his speech yesterday. >>> certainly won't do in a lame-duck session of congress. it won't be solved simply by raising tacks or taking a plunge off the fiscal cliff. >> you mentioned they are open to new revenue, and it's very important where that revenue comes from, and it has to come from the right place. to him the right place is not raising taxes on higher earners, it's tax reform that would lower rates for everyone, and it's economic growth that would bring in more sales taxes and that sort of thing. >> harry reid say
we saw the house speaker, john boehner. he says he is willing to accept new revenue, but not from higher tax rates on wealthy americans, so where is the compromise here. what is the offering? >> well, exactly. i mean, that's what we were standing what we are several months back. both sides say they want to find common ground and both of them remain dug in over this big issue of taxes. they should have to share the burden of bringing down the dead, and let's listen more of what speaker...
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but john boehner has to be given some kind of cover so he can bring 140 republican votes with him. it will be very difficult to do a. obama will have to immediately decide whether he wants to go off the cliff with the bush tax cuts, or if he will try to get something big and mushy like tax reform. it will have to be massaged in such a way through increased revenue and more money flow and fees. anything to avoid that horrible thing called a tax increase. >> we heard the last panel talked a little bit about redistricting and the impact on partisanship, especially in the house. the senate has gotten more ideological itself after last night. the democrats coming in include this gamut from elizabeth warren to heidi high camp. republicans, there are not many of them coming in, but jeff flake is on the oversight. >> jeff blake is a pro vote when it comes to climate change. elizabeth warren was a republican candidates through the clinton years. the system -- director of the office of federal planning at the trade c
but john boehner has to be given some kind of cover so he can bring 140 republican votes with him. it will be very difficult to do a. obama will have to immediately decide whether he wants to go off the cliff with the bush tax cuts, or if he will try to get something big and mushy like tax reform. it will have to be massaged in such a way through increased revenue and more money flow and fees. anything to avoid that horrible thing called a tax increase. >> we heard the last panel talked a...
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he said let john boehner be john boehner he can negotiate a deal with the president without getting pressure from tea party caucus members. guest: i agree. let john boehner be in a position to negotiate from a position of strength not from a position of looking over his shoulder and having to second guess and ultimately a position of weakness going into these talks with the president. the spt emboldened and he could say john boehner i don't need you and if you keep this i'm going to run against your entire congress and all of you are going to be gone. he's looking at the longer ball as well. you have all these house members who will be in their fourth year by the time they get to 2014 and if there has been no movement. if the country perceives republicans are not working trying to resolve the problems, then guess what happens in two years. the public will turn and say that's it. we're just going to go in a completely different direction. so boehner needs the short term and long term opportunity to position the party on policy so that they can art cue late what we believe whether it's on taxe
he said let john boehner be john boehner he can negotiate a deal with the president without getting pressure from tea party caucus members. guest: i agree. let john boehner be in a position to negotiate from a position of strength not from a position of looking over his shoulder and having to second guess and ultimately a position of weakness going into these talks with the president. the spt emboldened and he could say john boehner i don't need you and if you keep this i'm going to run against...
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talk to john boehner and see what he would agree to. but there will be no logical appropriations process with respect to those issues in the lame duck. >> who will be among the frist -- first of the cabinet secretaries asked to the the id ministration? >> i will refer to my democratic party. i have some nominations. usually people off their resignation. my sense is a lot of the folks of artists and their living so that probably will take place. given the fiscal cliff, is there a need to provide socratic the -- to provide some clarity sooner than later? >> yes. >> how soon? >> tomorrow. [laughter] the markets are not freaking out right now. , you cannott's count on washington as a general philosophy. they're not sitting there with brest say are they going to do. their expectations are low at the moment. >> based upon your experience in congress, do you see and opportunity for tax reform >> it is a good question. obviously it could be part of their grand bargain. it could be the vehicles and provide some revenue as part of the overall sol
talk to john boehner and see what he would agree to. but there will be no logical appropriations process with respect to those issues in the lame duck. >> who will be among the frist -- first of the cabinet secretaries asked to the the id ministration? >> i will refer to my democratic party. i have some nominations. usually people off their resignation. my sense is a lot of the folks of artists and their living so that probably will take place. given the fiscal cliff, is there a...
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i believe if you let john boehner be john boehner he would make a good deal for the country. but if tea party continues and prevent them from leading thon issue and compromising where he has to then i think they're in more trouble than they are today. host: is this a reagan move? guest: that's a classic example i think. they had a great relationship and they didn't compromise their principles. ronald reagan didn't throw his principles out the window. he was willing to sit down. ronald reagan he raised taxes seven out of eight es years he was in the white house. and in honor of ronald reagan we have to sign a pledge never to raise taxes. that's caca. how about barack obama and chris christie, it's possible for them to work together and that's what the american people want. host: nancy me loss si fell short of recapturing the house the democrats picking up seven seats. i'm wondering if she's going to step down or a leadership fight within the party. guest: nancy is a great leader and a long time friend of mine. another former chair of the democratic party by the way. i don't kn
i believe if you let john boehner be john boehner he would make a good deal for the country. but if tea party continues and prevent them from leading thon issue and compromising where he has to then i think they're in more trouble than they are today. host: is this a reagan move? guest: that's a classic example i think. they had a great relationship and they didn't compromise their principles. ronald reagan didn't throw his principles out the window. he was willing to sit down. ronald reagan he...
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because john boehner is in more trouble now. the senate democrats coming in are clearly more pressive than the people they are replacing and they are more of them. i look at this and i'm saying it's not quite a stan pat situation, that is the election results made things more difficult rather than easier. and i still don't see anybody having that kind of come buy i can't moment. >> i would say i basically had stan's point of view up until the day of the election or tuesday night. and i think we've just gotten -- we've been in a situation where both sides just seem to harden their positions as we go forward. but i do think there was a lot that changed tuesday and i think that environment is somewhat reflected in the statement that john boehner made yesterday afternoon and i was being told comments he had on a conference call with his membership about how they had to change the way they operate. but when you look at the fact that you had a very significant victory by the president who campaigned on the issue of fiscal responsibili
because john boehner is in more trouble now. the senate democrats coming in are clearly more pressive than the people they are replacing and they are more of them. i look at this and i'm saying it's not quite a stan pat situation, that is the election results made things more difficult rather than easier. and i still don't see anybody having that kind of come buy i can't moment. >> i would say i basically had stan's point of view up until the day of the election or tuesday night. and i...
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guest: john boehner said he was looking for a golf game with the president. i do not know, talking to the obama campaign during the election, they were confronting an angry set of voters, even those who supported them. the theatrics in washington -- we have heard a lot of callers talk about this. i don't know if they have a place right now. this is an extremely urgent thing they have to address. it could have real consequences on recovery, really end it, and i do not think we will see a lot of that. i do not think the president wants to strike that tone. i think it will be pretty serious. it does not mean they will not try to get together in some kind of setting, but i do not think it will be seen the light it was in summer 2011. host: we want to thank our two white house reporters. thank you both for being here. that does it for today's "washington journal." we will be back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. with more of your questions and comments via phone and twitter. thanks for watching. host: [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyrigh
guest: john boehner said he was looking for a golf game with the president. i do not know, talking to the obama campaign during the election, they were confronting an angry set of voters, even those who supported them. the theatrics in washington -- we have heard a lot of callers talk about this. i don't know if they have a place right now. this is an extremely urgent thing they have to address. it could have real consequences on recovery, really end it, and i do not think we will see a lot of...
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john boehner once and jim clyburn twice. that's it. i think there were 40 basketball games that are known and he played, there were ten members in one game and that's it. and go around -- go around to members -- there are democratic house offices of not freshmen or sophomore that's have never had a single white house official walk across the threshold. and now let's say the president is 100% committed to getting a bunt deal through, a grand bargain. but have you to ask yourself, even if his intentions are absolutely the best and even if he's absolutely committed to it, he is going to have to change the whole way he operates 100%. a democratic lobbyist friend of mine said the motto of the white house seems to be no new friends. [laughter] and so i mean i'm the long-term optimist and short-term pessimist. but we will see. >> and the difference between bill clinton and barack obama is bill clinton wants any new friend he could find and that's part of the reason he was so successful politically and this president has a different way of ope
john boehner once and jim clyburn twice. that's it. i think there were 40 basketball games that are known and he played, there were ten members in one game and that's it. and go around -- go around to members -- there are democratic house offices of not freshmen or sophomore that's have never had a single white house official walk across the threshold. and now let's say the president is 100% committed to getting a bunt deal through, a grand bargain. but have you to ask yourself, even if his...
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speaker john boehner will get another term as speaker. eric cantor will be the majority leader and kevin mccarthy will be the majority whip. the contest that is up for the number four slot and that's between representative mcmorris rodgers, a republican from washington, who was the arguably the top congressional liaison for the romney-ryan presidential campaign. and tom price -- she's also the vice conference chairwoman of the caucus right now. and then tom price is the republican policy committee chairman and he is a -- considered a more partisan warrior in the republican conference. he's a former chairman of the conservative republican study committee. they are making their opening arguments this morning. they started at 9:00 a.m. got overshadowed by nancy pelosi's announcement. late other this afternoon the republicans will choose between those two people. between kathy mcmorris rodgers or tom price. host: to the phones and hear from jerry in quincy, massachusetts, democrats line. hi. chris: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i'd
speaker john boehner will get another term as speaker. eric cantor will be the majority leader and kevin mccarthy will be the majority whip. the contest that is up for the number four slot and that's between representative mcmorris rodgers, a republican from washington, who was the arguably the top congressional liaison for the romney-ryan presidential campaign. and tom price -- she's also the vice conference chairwoman of the caucus right now. and then tom price is the republican policy...
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john boehner said, a couple of days after the election, that it was time to work on this reform. this got his caucus irritated. host: let's show the folks some of what he said in that statement. >> >> -- [video clip] >> i am not talking about a seven page bill. i am talking about a comprehensive approach to fixing the borders and a broken immigration system. again, on an issue this big, the president has to leave. i think members on both sides of the aisle want to resolve this issue. host: you said that his caucus was surprised by this statement? guest: from louisiana they put out a statement saying that he was upset about many of the things that boehner said, not just immigration, but conversations on the debt in the next couple of weeks. this problem has been in the house since long before the tea party showed up. the rank-and-file get a little bit nervous, understandably. i think that some of them could possibly lose elections, if they are forced to vote on something as controversial as a path to citizenship. i thought it was interesting, there have been some conservative pund
john boehner said, a couple of days after the election, that it was time to work on this reform. this got his caucus irritated. host: let's show the folks some of what he said in that statement. >> >> -- [video clip] >> i am not talking about a seven page bill. i am talking about a comprehensive approach to fixing the borders and a broken immigration system. again, on an issue this big, the president has to leave. i think members on both sides of the aisle want to resolve this...
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we'll have more on that with house speaker john boehner live at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. meanwhile, president obama held a news conference this afternoon where he responded to republican senators' opposition to u.n. ambassador susan rice and talked about the resignation of c.i.a. david depe trayus. s the president's first news conference since being elected to a second term. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just make a few remarks at the top and then i'll open it up. first of all, i want to reiterate what i said on friday. right now, our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. so our top priority has to be jobs and growth. we've got to build on the progress that we've made. because this nation succeeds when we've got a growing, thriving middle class. and that's the idea at the core of the plan that i talked about on the campaign trail over the last year resm warding manufacturers and small businesses that create jobs here, not overseas, providing more americans the chance to earn
we'll have more on that with house speaker john boehner live at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. meanwhile, president obama held a news conference this afternoon where he responded to republican senators' opposition to u.n. ambassador susan rice and talked about the resignation of c.i.a. david depe trayus. s the president's first news conference since being elected to a second term. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. i hear you have some questions for me. but let me just...
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. >> deirdre walton, cnn, since the elections john boehner has been talking about what to negotiate a deal on the fiscal cliff and says he is open to new revenue and willingness to compromise. i was wondering what you think of his position on this, and if you are right to support him this afternoon? >> i do not know if you are here earlier when i spoke about the 10-1 deal. i want to see where they are willing to cut. olive heard is that the democrats are saying they are not willing to cut anything in. the president had a meeting last night with the labor unions, all of these separate liberal groups. and everyone of those groups to the president that he should not deliver anything on a reforms of our entitlement system, but you should insure the delivers a tax increase. i do not think they are open- minded in any way. i think we need to stop negotiating with ourselves. and we need to wait for the democrats to actually give us an offer that is a real serious offer. we need to stop speaking amongst ourselves. he won the presidency, let him lead. >> i believe that revenue is important par
. >> deirdre walton, cnn, since the elections john boehner has been talking about what to negotiate a deal on the fiscal cliff and says he is open to new revenue and willingness to compromise. i was wondering what you think of his position on this, and if you are right to support him this afternoon? >> i do not know if you are here earlier when i spoke about the 10-1 deal. i want to see where they are willing to cut. olive heard is that the democrats are saying they are not willing...
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president, john boehner, harry reid, and senator mcconnell -- you can't do in three and half weeks a half weeks what needs to be done. the next year is that moment of opportunity. and i think the work is being done and i think this will help get a result. >> when he does come back and say, i was disappointed when the president come after simpson-bowles, didn't really embrace it and i don't know that we would've adopted it, but it would have been the least possible. it is because the president has been reelected after a very tough campaign. the republicans have been upset by the results of the campaign and you have the raw personal material for this to work out to everyone's benefit. he is very much smart and very effective. >> inner has to get the votes. he calls for both it only gets a vote on his conference committee has problems of his own. .. >> maybe the world economy would collapse if we didn't deal with it, it was taken tonight house of representatives r and it was defeated, and they timely got it passed after they -- after the market tankedded, and then you had the same crowd
president, john boehner, harry reid, and senator mcconnell -- you can't do in three and half weeks a half weeks what needs to be done. the next year is that moment of opportunity. and i think the work is being done and i think this will help get a result. >> when he does come back and say, i was disappointed when the president come after simpson-bowles, didn't really embrace it and i don't know that we would've adopted it, but it would have been the least possible. it is because the...
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third two questions that john boehner. number one, is he temperamentally willing to go in legislate, especially if he gets major concessions from the president. i think it and i got the answer is yes. that leads to the second question. can he bring his caucus along? yes, couple of leading tea party members of the house republicans majority were defeated, at the caucuses as conservative as it was before last night. i don't know the answer, we have tissues that could really divide us. immigration come or the president is going to move ahead very quickly. i did attend the wednesday one deal every republican presidential candidate said they would not accept. it may not be tenderloin. maybe four to one or 51, the republicans get at least 80% of what they want. the question is can they say yes to 80% of what they want? the final one is the supreme court. especially, what happens if antonin scalia or anthony kennedy retires? forget ruth bader ginsburg. they should see what happens, even if there's a mainstream nominee. or what if
third two questions that john boehner. number one, is he temperamentally willing to go in legislate, especially if he gets major concessions from the president. i think it and i got the answer is yes. that leads to the second question. can he bring his caucus along? yes, couple of leading tea party members of the house republicans majority were defeated, at the caucuses as conservative as it was before last night. i don't know the answer, we have tissues that could really divide us. immigration...
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john? is. >> speaker boehner yesterday talked about not increasing tax rates on small businesses, so if that framework could be accomplished, what kind of revenues could be raised within that framework from your point of view, and could you consider the limit on the value of deductions that the president's had in his budget -- >> okay. first, in terms of small businesses how do you define a small business, and that's, again, one of the sort of slippery slopes a little bit. do you define a multibillion dollar entertainment company, sports team or hedge fund as a small business because their structure happens to be a business structure? and so i think there's, i think everyone agrees that what we really mean when we say small business, what the typical voter envisions when we mean small business is the local dry cleaner, the manufacturer who has 50 people making widgets and stuff like that. nobody thinks they should have their taxes raised. if it's used as sort of code for saying other people
john? is. >> speaker boehner yesterday talked about not increasing tax rates on small businesses, so if that framework could be accomplished, what kind of revenues could be raised within that framework from your point of view, and could you consider the limit on the value of deductions that the president's had in his budget -- >> okay. first, in terms of small businesses how do you define a small business, and that's, again, one of the sort of slippery slopes a little bit. do you...
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>> eliot: that's the pressure that needs to be brought to bear on john boehner. the president could say okay, mr. speaker, you don't want to raise the marginal rate. here's the five loopholes that we're going to close that will get us the revenue we need, and the first one is the capital gains rate. we'll eliminate the different actual that is one essential piece. is that what you want to do? i would like to see boehner smoked out of the ambiguity that he has gotten away with. otherwise, i don't see the negotiation going forward, and the president needs to pressure him on that. >> i think we do need to smoke him out. simpson-bowles has laid out this framework. i don't endorse every specific particular but it's something that we should work with. what needs to be pointed out within that framework they assumed as part of their baseline that we would get the revenue that would come from raising that top rate from 35% to 39%. that was part of the assumption in simpson-bowles. we need to be really careful that we don't box ourselves in in a way that ultimately we don'
>> eliot: that's the pressure that needs to be brought to bear on john boehner. the president could say okay, mr. speaker, you don't want to raise the marginal rate. here's the five loopholes that we're going to close that will get us the revenue we need, and the first one is the capital gains rate. we'll eliminate the different actual that is one essential piece. is that what you want to do? i would like to see boehner smoked out of the ambiguity that he has gotten away with. otherwise,...
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he says that reince priebus john cornyn, mitch mcconnell and john boehner should all be fired. because they weren't conservative enough. and that ed gillespie hugh stevens and karl rove should neverren hired to run another national campaign again because they're not right-wing enough. i'm telling you it is the civil war in a leper colony. the republicans eating each other alive. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning fellow americans. and welcome to the "full court press" here on thursday, thursday november 8. great to see you today. thank you so much for joining us. we continue our post-election celebration here on the "full court press" and tell you what other news is happening around the country around the globe and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. good to have you with us this morning. and of course, president obama we know, won a decisive victory on tuesday. and already though, some republicans are trying to undermine that but demanding that he did not have a -- he may have won but he doesn't have a mandate. what do you mean
he says that reince priebus john cornyn, mitch mcconnell and john boehner should all be fired. because they weren't conservative enough. and that ed gillespie hugh stevens and karl rove should neverren hired to run another national campaign again because they're not right-wing enough. i'm telling you it is the civil war in a leper colony. the republicans eating each other alive. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning fellow...
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john boehner said he is going to do everything possible to stop barack obama from raising taxes on millionaires. >> putting increased revenues on the table, but through reforming our tax code and i would do that if the president were serious about solving our spending problem, and trying to secure our entitlement program. >> stephanie: i love like they are talking like they have some sort of leverage. >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: i mean -- >> but that's the real question what is it going to be for the next two years. are as they guys going to double down on obstruction or maybe they are going to keep their jobs by compromising. and i hope the president says a more dignified version of what bush said in 2004 of i have got capitol, i'm going to use it. >> yeah by the way. they wasted over $50 million of taxpayer money and boehner says this. >> i think the election changes that. obamacare is the law of the land. there certainly may be parts of it that we believe need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> we may do that. >> just take out all of the parts we don't like, which is
john boehner said he is going to do everything possible to stop barack obama from raising taxes on millionaires. >> putting increased revenues on the table, but through reforming our tax code and i would do that if the president were serious about solving our spending problem, and trying to secure our entitlement program. >> stephanie: i love like they are talking like they have some sort of leverage. >> uh-huh. >> stephanie: i mean -- >> but that's the real...
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boehner said that he -- he seemed to indicate that he wanted to wait until after january. do you think that that's going to happen, that there might be an extension of the runway, if you will, to allow for there to be negotiations in the next term? >> well, something has to be done now because the fiscal cliff and the sequestration across-the-board cuts in january. we'll have to see. i spoke with the president today. we've been speaking as a leadership team. we would like to do as much of it as we can now because -- if we can. but we don't really know what speaker boehner's words mean in terms of coming back. i do know that one thing we could do that would be very positive and very immediate would be to pass our farm bill which has $23 billion in deficit reduction in it. but i mean, we would like to do as much as we can. we've got a huge debt. we've got to address what needs to happen on tax reform as well. but we'll have to see. at this point i don't think we're fully going to know until next week when we come back. >> jennifer: you guys have a stronger hand so you should
boehner said that he -- he seemed to indicate that he wanted to wait until after january. do you think that that's going to happen, that there might be an extension of the runway, if you will, to allow for there to be negotiations in the next term? >> well, something has to be done now because the fiscal cliff and the sequestration across-the-board cuts in january. we'll have to see. i spoke with the president today. we've been speaking as a leadership team. we would like to do as much of...
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i'm encouraged that speaker boehner is making some conciliatory comments. >> stephanie: here is john boehner yesterday. >> there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to any challenges that we all face as a nation. >> stephanie: now? now you are going to try to work -- this just make you shake your head having been in the trenches there for the last few years. >> it does. one thing that will change the dynamic is for all of those in the gop leadership who's soul reason for being seem to be denying the president to second term, stop him from accomplishing anything if they could. obviously that motivation is gone. so hopefully that will make them a little more willing to come to the table. i was a little bit struck by something when the speaker talked about this being the president's moment -- the president's time. it seemed to me that this is a shared responsibility. he should be saying, rather it's our time to come together and make this happen rather than we're going to wait for you, mr. president. i would like to
i'm encouraged that speaker boehner is making some conciliatory comments. >> stephanie: here is john boehner yesterday. >> there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to any challenges that we all face as a nation. >> stephanie: now? now you are going to try to work -- this just make you shake your head having been in the trenches there for the last few years. >> it does. one thing that will change the...
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we heard from john boehner earlier today. you are the president, you lead. >> that is something the president has not wanted to do. even when it came to obamacare he allowed the senate to write the legislation and hung back in the shadows where the legislation worked itself through the process and it will be interesting to see if that is the strategy uses here. i have big questions this afternoon and it seems to me everybody is talking about what they are not willing to do, not what they are willing to do and that is the big problem. here is what happens. you started by talking about this. two million americans lose their jobs. we are in recession. that is what happens. americans don't need another recession at this point. we need a way to get people employed, get food on the table so that we can grow this country again. ashley: what is coming up tonight? gerri: this is going to be really interesting. weaken play the sound from the president and talk about what he makes of it and if you were going to compromise would be and h
we heard from john boehner earlier today. you are the president, you lead. >> that is something the president has not wanted to do. even when it came to obamacare he allowed the senate to write the legislation and hung back in the shadows where the legislation worked itself through the process and it will be interesting to see if that is the strategy uses here. i have big questions this afternoon and it seems to me everybody is talking about what they are not willing to do, not what they...
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john boehner needs to stand his ground. he needs to say we can bring in more revenue, reform the tax code but won't raise taxes on anyone at this time. if the republican party doesn't stand for something, then they may as well call themselves another set of democrats. charles: the republican party was deemed the party of no for the last couple of years, and i think it hurt them at the polls. do they have to compromise somewhere? >> they will likely have to compromise but where they shouldn't compromise is raising taxes. that's going to affect economic output. even cbo talks about another drop in economic output. our gdp growth -- charles: if they don't raise taxes, how do they do it? what does boehner mean by revenue? >> you have to cut out subsidies. along with that tax reform is necessary so companies can make more money, small businesses. if you make it so they can be better companies, bigger companies, hire more people, even a a part timer, you can't to increase economic output. >> articulate why that's not the solution
john boehner needs to stand his ground. he needs to say we can bring in more revenue, reform the tax code but won't raise taxes on anyone at this time. if the republican party doesn't stand for something, then they may as well call themselves another set of democrats. charles: the republican party was deemed the party of no for the last couple of years, and i think it hurt them at the polls. do they have to compromise somewhere? >> they will likely have to compromise but where they...
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former spokesperson howard john boehner, a great view to be here, what kind of hurdle we talk about, expense of medicaid and health insurance exchanges that has to happen. what are the stumbling blocks to doing that? >> the calendar is moving forward even while washington held its press waiting for the outcome of this election. we are going to see now is the regulators issuing their protocols and regulation to give more form to this health care law and how is implemented and will be a busy couple months. it is 13 months from now, everyone in america will be required to have health insurance, medicaid will need to be expanded at the state level and some of these states, only a handful of these have set up their exchanges. if we are going to implement health-care reform we are behind the eightball. dagen: is that necessarily a bad things? it will be way after president obama's second term before we feel the financial impact as a nation of this expansion of health care, until we feel any kind of economic malaise from it potentially? >> don't know if that is true. a premium taxes a job k
former spokesperson howard john boehner, a great view to be here, what kind of hurdle we talk about, expense of medicaid and health insurance exchanges that has to happen. what are the stumbling blocks to doing that? >> the calendar is moving forward even while washington held its press waiting for the outcome of this election. we are going to see now is the regulators issuing their protocols and regulation to give more form to this health care law and how is implemented and will be a...